One Web has “moved on" from its satellites that are hijacked by Russia.

Image Credit: Flipboard OneWeb, a British satellite company, is only keeping track of its losses but not its satellites right now. A company official claimed that they have "moved on" after a dispute with the Russian space agency that resulted in the imprisonment of 36 of its satellites in Kazakhstan. The company is no longer attempting to retrieve its satellites from Russia, according to OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson in an interview with Reuters. "I don't give it much thought. As quoted by Masterson, “We've completely moved on. “Getting them back would be valuable, but I can assure you that I will not be doing so anytime soon.” Yikes, it sounds like something someone might say to try and convince everyone that they are fine after a bad breakup. The satellites may be returned to Roscosmos in exchange for pieces of its Soyuz rockets that are being held in French Guiana, according to Russian media reports from earlier in January. Masterson does not seem optimistic that any exchange might take place soon, despite the fact that the space agency was reportedly working out a deal with the French aerospace company Arianespace. Read More: Russia Has a Plan To Save 3 Crew Members Of Space Station As part of a contract with Roscosmos, OneWeb was preparing to launch 36 internet satellites on a Russian Soyuz rocket in March 2022. But after the invasion of Ukraine and as a childish response to the Western sanctions against Russia, the Russian space agency refused to launch the satellites unless OneWeb complied with a long list of irrational demands, including that the British government sold its stock in the company. The deal was scrapped when the London-based company objected. But at a storage facility in Baiknour, Kazakhstan, Roscosmos oversaw the OneWeb satellites. Due to Russia's failure to return OneWeb's satellites and the non-recovery of pre-payments, the contract's failure cost OneWeb $229 million. To launch its internet constellation to low Earth orbit after its loss, OneWeb discovered other options. For the final six launches that are necessary for its first-generation satellites, One Web entered into agreements with SpaceX, as well as the space agency of India, which are its rivals in the satellite launching business.